Chapter 227 The Food Problem
In the corridor of the city wall, He Hengrui was melancholy in his heart, staring at the prince with his eyes, for fear that the prince would go mad. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Your Highness, you have to think twice." He Hengrui was heartbroken, determined the prince's words and deeds, and wanted to go all the way to the dark, so he bitterly dissuaded: "Your Highness, in the court, only King Yan sincerely resists the enemy, and he also has the ability to resist the enemy.
His Royal Highness wants to invite Yuwenshi to origin, not to mention whether the emperor will agree, Yuwenshi alone, he is as cunning as a fox, and he has long had a bad heart, and even the emperor is secretly guarding against it.
Once King Yan is shrouded in horse leather in the north, Yuwen Heng is lucky to preserve his strength, at that time, the Yuwen family will lose its constraints and will appear very powerful, and invite Yuwen Shi to fight, wouldn't it be in vain to give up the military power to him.
Your Highness is wise, don't you know the truth that it is easy to invite God and difficult to send God? ”
When the prince heard this, he said indifferently: "Leaving Yuwenshi, isn't there still Zhang Chenfeng and King Qin?" ”
He Hengrui shook his head slightly, and said: "Zhang Chenfeng is old, it is difficult to kill the enemy on the battlefield, let alone balance Yuwenshi, if you lose King Yan, the Yuwen family will definitely raise troops, and chaos in the court is inevitable."
The King of Qin is only loyal to the emperor and has a good relationship with the King of Yan, and if the King of Yan dies on the battlefield, the King of Qin will learn that he will fight against His Highness.
What's more, Weichen always felt that King Qin was not simple, and he was very deeply hidden, and he probably not only controlled the six armies of the Northern Ya, but also secretly controlled the private armed forces. ”
The prince chuckled, waved his sleeves, and said: "Zhongshu Ling, things are not as bad as you imagined, Yang Yue is dead, and there is always a solution in the court." ”
Hearing this, He Hengrui sighed deeply, didn't know how to dissuade him, and said helplessly: "Your Highness, take care, Weichen farewell." ”
After saying that, He Hengrui turned his head to look at the northern army, and secretly prayed that Yang Yue would ask for more blessings and not die on the battlefield, otherwise, Chang'an City would inevitably fall into a melee.
The war in the northeast was urgent, Yang Yue led the army to leave Chang'an, moving forward non-stop, and at sunset, the army arrived in Puzhou.
According to Yang Yue's arrangement, if the whole army travels under the stars and nights, when it is dawn, it will definitely pass through Hangu Pass easily.
The army went out of the pass, crossed Hedong Road, and entered Hebei Province, not far from Youzhou.
The whole army is moving forward non-stop, and it is estimated that it will take six or seven days for the forward army to reach Youzhou.
In six or seven days, whether Li Xuanji would be able to contend with the Khitan and Silla armies was not there, he did not dare to speculate.
In the evening, the whole army passed through Puzhou, the speed of progress slowed down, and most of the soldiers were replenishing supplies.
At this time, in front of the army, there was a commotion, and soon, Zhao Xuanhu, who was in charge of receiving grain, grass and ordnance, hurriedly came to Yang Yue's side, and the war horses drove side by side.
Zhao Xuanhu said softly to Yang Yue: "Lord Wang, the big thing is not good, General Lin is forward, and he encountered the generals of the military department who transported grain and grass, and after some inspection, he found that there was a problem with the grain. ”
"What's the problem?" Yang Yue asked, with a total of 300,000 troops, if there is a problem with food, it will cause a catastrophe.
"Lord Wang, you'd better go and check with the last general in person, it's hard to explain this matter in a few words." Zhao Xuanhu looked angry, but in front of Yang Yue, he still suppressed the anger in his heart.
Yang Yue bowed his head, motioned to Zhao Xuanhu to lead the way, urged the war horse, and galloped towards the forward army.
The horse's hooves were soaring, Yang Yue and Zhao Xuanhu were galloping, attracting the attention of many right military guards, Zhang Xuanheng, Li Xuanqi, Fan Hengwen, Xiao Yun and other ministers, who did not understand what had happened, and hurriedly rode their horses to follow Yang Yue.
A few war horses marched forward, about a cup of tea, and came to the place where the right guard vanguard was stationed.
Lin Kaiyue and Yan Yuefeng were beating a general, and the right military guard next to them was a strong guard, escorting thousands of soldiers, seizing grain and grass, holding horizontal knives, forming a tight defense.
Yang Yue stepped forward, quickly dismounted, stepped forward with a long halberd, glanced at Lin Kaiyue and Yan Yuefeng, and asked coldly: "What's the matter?" ”
Sensing Yang Yue's arrival, Lin Kaiyue was like an eagle catching a chicken, bent down and lifted the ground general, threw it in front of Yang Yue, and said with a fist: "Lord Wang, this guy escorted grain and grass to Youzhou, but he met with the striker led by the last general, and the last general sent someone to take over the food and ordnance. The last general was worried that there would be a cat greasy, so he sent soldiers to detain the grain and ordnance, and inspect it in detail, and the grain transported to Youzhou was mixed with a lot of old grain, moldy and black, and shoddy. All ordnance is either dilapidated or defective. ”
"Lord Wang, what General Lin said is true!" Yan Yuefeng said, grabbed the three-edged spear in his hand, pulled out a horizontal knife in the carriage, and slashed at the three-edged spear with a crisp sound, and the horizontal knife was broken into two sections.
Looking at it, Yang Yue was furious, the halberd in his hand was pointed on the ground, and he said angrily: "Damn, hateful." ”
After speaking, his eyes stared straight at the general in front of him, and with a wave of the halberd, the striker stabbed the general in the neck, and asked coldly: "You say, what's going on, why is it shoddy?" ”
The general stood silent, trembling, and his heart was miserable.
He was only responsible for the food, and before leaving, Gao Shengyan repeatedly told him that he must go to Youzhou under the stars and nights, and personally send the grain to Youzhou before the army arrives in Youzhou.
Unexpectedly, the army marched extremely fast, and he was still at the boundary of Puzhou, and he was caught up by the advance of the army.
At this time, he didn't know that there was a problem with the grain, and besides, the first batch of grain delivered to Yang Yue had never left Puzhou.
"Lin Kaiyue, cut off his finger!" Seeing that the general was silent, Yang Yue drank coldly, the army did not move, and the grain and grass went first.
He led 300,000 troops to Youzhou to fight, this season, the weather in Youzhou is bitter and cold, if there is not enough food to eat, the 300,000 army may not be defeated by the Khitan and Silla coalition forces, but starve to death and freeze to death.
Lin Kaiyue heard the sound, snorted, pulled out his portable saber, strode forward, looked at it, his knees weakened, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "The prince spares his life, the last general knows the importance of the Northern Expedition, how dare he be shoddy." These grains and ordnance were all transferred by the prince and Gao Shangshu from the household department and the military department, and the last general was only responsible for escorting them, and they did not understand the situation at all. ”
"All this food is for the army?" Yang Yue asked.
"Yes, the grain, grass, and ordnance in front are all the right guards and flying cavalry in front, and the center is given to the Tiger Army, and the rear is given to the right guard." He did not dare to hesitate and answered truthfully.
"Zhao Xuanhu, you personally take people and check them all!" Yang Yue commanded.
The crown prince and Gao Shengyan dared to do tricks and feet on food, this is to let the 300,000 army all die in the north.
Such a despicable practice is punishable, and it is not an exaggeration to behead him at noon.
When Zhao Xuanhu heard this, he didn't dare to hesitate, and led a thousand cavalry to quickly inspect the grain in detail.
Yang Yue, Lin Kaiyue, and Yan Yuefeng were also inspecting the surrounding food and ordnance, and there was no case, and the food and ordnance around them were all dross.
"The prince, the prince, Gao Shengyan, the villain's mind, this move is aimed at the prince." Determining that there was a problem with food, Xiao Yun stood up and Yang Yue reported: "The lower officials even speculated that the Khitan caravan and the prince of Silla who died tragically near Youzhou may have been secretly killed by the prince, intending to provoke conflicts in the north. ”
(To be continued.) )